The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

It was an ordinary afternoon. Xu Nian finished her morning classes and walked out of the classroom with Jiang Xun and the other three.

"Hey guys," Jiang Xun stretched and suggested, "how long has it been since our team-building dinner? How about we go out for a bite?"

Upon hearing this, Su Zhe's face immediately showed a troubled expression.

"Uh, I made plans with Sister Xin... to have lunch together."

He muttered something under his breath, sounding a little awkward.

"Damn!" Jiang Xun rubbed his forehead, then turned to Xiao Chen. "Old Xiao, what about you?"

Xiao Chen scratched his head and grinned sheepishly, "Hehe, you know what I mean, Lao Jiang. I'm going to the school clinic to catch up with the school doctor."

Jiang Xun's face immediately darkened, and he looked at Luo Chen again: "Old Luo, you don't even have a girlfriend, do you not even have time for her?"

Luo Chen was holding his phone screen, grinning like a fool.

Upon hearing Jiang Xun's words, he snapped out of his daze and hurriedly wiped the lecherous smile off his face: "Actually... I have one too."

"What is it?" Jiang Xun pressed.

Under everyone's gaze, Luo Chen turned his phone screen towards them with a hint of shyness.

On the chat interface, a fresh and cute anime girl avatar stands out.

The two chatted about sharing their daily lives.

This seems like a sign that she's about to fall in love.

"At the last comic convention, I met a girl from our school's design department, and we got along quite well." Luo Chen chuckled, his eyebrows dancing with excitement.

"Damn! Even you betrayed the organization?"

Jiang Xun had no choice but to place his last hope on Xu Nian.

He rubbed his hands together, put on a fawning smile, and said with a grin, "Uncle Xu, we're best friends, right?"

Xu Nian couldn't help but chuckle, understanding his thoughts, and gently shook her head: "Never mind, let's do it another day. Your sister-in-law has prepared dinner at home and is waiting for me to return."

"Ah! Damn it!" Jiang Xun roared to the sky, his face filled with resentment.

It turns out that he, who was the most stylish and handsome among them, is now the only one who hasn't found a partner.

He secretly vowed to work hard and escape the ranks of single people as soon as possible, so that he wouldn't be forced to eat dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection) in the near future.

The others couldn't help but smile when they saw him like this.

"Fine, fine." Jiang Xun muttered sullenly, then took out a box of Durex condoms from his pocket, unpacked them, and handed them out to Xiao Chen, Luo Chen, and Su Zhe.

"What is this?" Xiao Chen asked in confusion, gently squeezing the thin plastic packaging, and immediately thought of disposable gloves for eating fried chicken.

"Of course it's a baby's hiccup condom," Jiang Xun said without changing his expression.

A simple sentence made the three boys' cheeks flush instantly, their ears turning red, and the atmosphere instantly became subtle.

"I...I don't need this thing."

Su Zhe's cheeks burned as he returned the items to Jiang Xun.

"Xin-jie and I... haven't progressed to that stage yet."

"Keep it safe." Jiang Xun solemnly put it back in his hand, earnestly advising, "Life is unpredictable, and things can happen unexpectedly. You and Sister Xin are always holed up in the office, a man and a woman alone together, like dry wood meeting a raging fire. What if things just escalate one day?"

"It's better to be safe than sorry. We must never let someone die. At our age, if we actually get a girl pregnant and can't take responsibility, that's the behavior of a scumbag."

After hearing this, the three of them blushed and nodded, silently putting the items into their pockets.

Then, Jiang Xun turned to Xu Nian and said, "Uncle Xu, you and your wife probably don't need this anymore, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian lowered her head, frowned, and pondered for a while before finally saying, "Give me one."

"Huh, Uncle Xu isn't planning on having children yet?" Jiang Xun muttered curiously, but still took out two and gave them to Xu Nian.

Xu Nian scratched her head and explained vaguely, "We are still studying and haven't finished our studies yet. We want to wait until we graduate and are settled before considering having children."

"Oh, I see."

Jiang Xun felt that Uncle Xu wasn't telling the truth, but he still put on an expression of sudden realization and nodded slightly.

After distributing the "combat armor," the group tacitly dispersed, each heading towards their own happiness.

Xu Nian returned to his home on the snack street alone. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a scene that softened his heart.

Xu Xi was barefoot, her small feet exposed, sitting cross-legged on the wooden steps of the entryway. Her long, smooth, and dazzling silver hair cascaded down her shoulders and onto the wooden floor.

She rested her chin on her hand, her clear, bright eyes fixed on the doorway, as if waiting for her husband to return home.

Upon seeing Xu Nian return, Xu Xi's eyebrows instantly curved into sweet crescent moons, and she beamed with a bright smile: "Brother, welcome home!"

She gently lifted her small toes and playfully curled her toes in front of him: "Lunch is ready. Do you want to eat first, or eat me first?"

Her sweet yet ambiguous voice, coupled with her lively and alluring demeanor, instantly made Xu Nian's heart flutter and filled her with excitement.

Without a word, he bent down, and amidst the girl's charming laughter, picked up her small body and kissed her soft lips.

Xu Xi gently wrapped her arms around the man's neck, her small hands wandering restlessly inside his clothes.

The ambiguous atmosphere intensified, like dry firewood meeting a bright flame; with a "whoosh," sparks flew, and things were about to escalate.

At this crucial moment, Xu Nian suddenly remembered something, quickly calmed down, and released the delicate body in her arms.

"Little Creek, wait a minute."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out the protective gear Jiang Xun had given him earlier. Just as he was about to open it and use it, Xu Xi, who was quick-witted and agile, snatched it away.

"Brother, why are you wearing this?" the girl tilted her head and muttered in confusion, "It's so uncomfortable to wear..."

"Well..." Xu Nian scratched her head, unsure where to begin.

After hesitating for two and a half minutes, he gritted his teeth and stammered an explanation.

"Xiaoxi, I heard that the disease you had before can be passed on to the next generation."

"I was thinking, if we accidentally had a child, and that child inherited your illness, and had to endure all the pain and suffering you had gone through from birth, it would be so unfair and cruel to that innocent little life."

"So I think we should take some precautions to prevent this from happening."

Upon hearing this explanation, Xu Xi pursed her lips, her long eyelashes drooped slightly, and her eyes instantly filled with a layer of aggrieved moisture, making her look pitiful.

She sniffed, made a sad and aggrieved expression, and shouted, "What if I get pregnant and have an abortion? That would be great!"